

[Federal Register: September 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 176)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038; FRL-8144-9]

 
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Managed by UT-Battelle, LLC; 
Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information 
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information 
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
by the submitter, will be transferred to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 
managed by UT-Battelle, LLC in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 
2.308(i)(2). Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC 
has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP under an 
Interagency Agreement (IAG). Acess to this information will enable Oak 
Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC to fulfill the 
obligations of the IAG.

DATES: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC will 
be given access to this information on or before September 17, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Felicia Croom, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; e-mail 
address: croom.felicia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action applies to the public in general. As such, the Agency 
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0038 Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr. Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.


II. Contractor Requirements

    Under IAG No.DW-89-92253001, the contractor shall perform technical 
reviews of economical analyses, market plans and economic benefit data 
provided by developers and manufacturers of new pesticide products. 
These economic analyses are submitted to EPP OPP as part of the 
pesticide registration process. Technical reports from registrant 
include summaries of economic analyses, market plans, economic modeling 
and benefit analyses as well as raw data fro economic analyses of each 
pesticide product.
    OPP has determined that the IAG described in this document involve 
work that is being conducted in connection with FIFRA, in that 
pesticide chemicals will be the subject of certain evaluations to be 
made under this IAG. These evaluations may be used in subsequent 
regulatory decisions under FIFRA. Some of this information may be 
entitled to confidential treatment. The information has been submitted 
to EPA under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA and under section 408 of 
FFDCA.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the IAG 
with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, 
prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified in these 
contracts; prohibits disclosure of the information to a third party 
without prior written approval from the Agency; and requires that each 
official and employee of the contractor sign an agreement to protect 
the information from unauthorized release and to handle it in 
accordance with the FIFRA Information Security Manual. In addition, Oak 
Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC is required to 
submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any CBI will be 
secured and protected against unauthorized release or compromise. No 
information will be provided to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed 
by UT-Battelle, LLC until the requirements in this document have been 
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC will be maintained by EPA 
Project Officers for these contracts. All information supplied to Oak 
Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC by EPA for use 
in connection with these contracts will be returned to EPA Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC has completed its 
work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government 
contracts, Government property, Security measures.


    Dated: August 31, 2007.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-17990 Filed 9-11-07; 8:45 am]

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